We are back in India, but still in the settling down process,  in terms of life/work. After 4 years in Japan and 2 years in Italy, we are enjoying it being home, despite the challenges/adjustments we need to face. Yet to do anything on the photography/venturing part. Until then, here are some photographs from our archives. Venice carnival and the euro trip accounts are also pending

Knockers and Knobs of Italy

Mythological dragons infused on the door knobs of Rome
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Dear friends, we three are on a eurotrip as of now

bologna – bratislava – budapest – vienna – paris – porto – gran canaria – barcelona – bologna.

After that we´re settling back in India by end of March

So see you all in April !!

Posting from vienna. Will be at paris by night.

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These fan throated lizards belong to the family agamidae, the same family of the south indian rock agamas, which we came across in an earlier article.

They are known as fan throated lizards as they have an expandable flap of skin under their throat, known as a dewlap or a gular fan. These lizards expand this dewlap like a fan, for various purposes like warning enemies, courtship, identifying the species, etc. We did not see this one expanding its fan. May be next time!
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The hourglass mark on its dorsum is attractive, and that is why I call it the time keeper. We found this frog while we were cleaning and pruning the area around our fish pond. Sarah was throwing away some rotten twigs and leaves when she felt something cold and creepy leap on to her

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The two tailed spiders are called so because their rear spinnerets are longer than usual, and appear like tails. Spinnerets are the organs with which the spiders spin their silk. In the picture below, you can see the tail pair of spinnerets kept together in its rear. Legs, except the third pair, are very long and slender and have banded colors.

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